Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-09-29

| The first Teachers Institute Of the en-
terprising young county Of Fergus was held
in Jensen's Hall. at the county seat. Sept
2ist. 22d and 23d. 1887. Promptly mt I,
O'Clock, Wednesday morning the me~tin.
was called to order by the County Superin
tendent. The exercises were opened by
ringing. soul-stirring music. to which in a
great measure was due the genial feeling
which pervaded the entire Institute. BE-
sides the Territorial and County Superin.
tentients, there were hut a handful G!
teachers present. viz: Mrs. l.. Blsncha I'd.
Mrs. ID. r. Howell, Miss A. Poppleton. Miss
+. NJ. Smith. Miss T.. II. Stewart, Miss A.
4. Watson. Miss A. l.. Zilisch and Mr.. ID. C.
Van Buren,. However the absence Of the
teachers was made less conspicuous by the
presence Of the public spirited people Of the
county, who showed by the good,y number
in attendance their sympathy and appre-
citation of the work. Since from small be.
ginnnss great things grow, We look hope.
fully down the long vista of years to the
time when, instead Of eight teachers. the
institute will number eight score or more.
ProI. A. {. Logan suggested that the In
stitute proceed to organize. Accordingly
County Superintendent Cs,lbreath was
unanimously elected president and Miss A.
l.. Zilisc!I. secretary
Judge Meagher, in few well chosen words.
bads the teachers y cordial welcome and
made everybody feel pleasantly toward
else. He explained the advsn.
tass Of the new education over the old and
Impressed the responsibility and magnitude
oil the teachers work upon the minds vi
his listeners.
The Word Method had been assigned to
Miss u. Shpnian. Illness preventing her
Miss T.. ". Smith kindly con
scented t" present the subject, which she
did very ably in her own peculiar, forciI.le
manner. When shs had finished, the subject
WAS further discussed by Misses Watson,
Zilisch aud Prof. Logan.
ihstrunlental tntssic by Miss Burke fol-
lowed aud WAS received by burst Of ap.
piause.
Then occurred N short intermission To
give teachers an opportunity Of becoming
acquainted with each other.
After interniission the time was mccentn !
bly, occupied by AN excellent, we'll prepared |
paper On reading by Miss A. r.. Watson, |
She considered reading Of the utmost i'm. |
variance, M II gave rs the key to acuuir. |
ny all other branches Of science.
Institute adjourned until 100 u. M.
,,,.n.,i II, ii, .a,',i'.., . vas again
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49,, as ~. ~. Mss burke was
N Normal Training liz NJ. H., .e1rNs
course u Normal training. Miss Zilisch
as called upon Tor u few words she being
regular graduate from "a Normal schoni
he explained the Necessity of teacher. 1
avi"g special preparation. not only in the !
latter to he taught. but ulso-a.I y..,
eciaily-in the method Of t~acbiny n
rof Logan emphasized the importnn,s ~ :
Oruai training. and concluded by saving
hat he hoped the day was not far distant
hen Montana would have it's Normal.
Alter short interinission Mrs. Bianch.
ri gave us some very novel IDEAS on the
'ethod oil teaching & osraphy, which called
nth much animated discussion.
Miss Poppleton followed I'm nm excs,,..,, 4
aper on school Discipline. showing how ?
rider 10 the first principle in a good school J
nd how this may he secured by k,~pins :,
ip'ls busily and PLEASANTLY employed. II >
IN DECIDED ON discussion that cnrnnrai
suish.,out -.
nd pr"miscuously iniirted. hut that \
aehers should reserve the right to resort .
, u IN extreme cases.
1t nov being I O'Clock, Institute nd e